Saab MOT pass rates and used models
Saab cars passed 64% of their initial MOT tests in 2025, 8.3 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average and 56th of 63 makes. Across the range, the 9-5 scored highest at 65.6% and the 900 lowest at 63.4%.
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Every Saab model ranked
First-time MOT pass rates from 2025, highest first. Each model links to its buying guide and full MOT record.
| Model | Pass rate | vs Saab | Tests | Avg age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-5 | 65.6% | 1.6 pts above | 6,787 | 19.1 yrs |
| 9-3 | 63.6% | Level | 32,418 | 18.1 yrs |
| 900 | 63.4% | 0.5 pts below | 2,116 | 32.8 yrs |
The 9-5 and 900 are 2.2 percentage points apart. Part of that gap is age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, and older cars fail more often.
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.